A poll commissioned by First Focus, a child advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C., showed that 70 percent of Americans favor the DREAM Act, a law that would allow undocumented students brought to the United States as children to earn permanent legal status. That number is up from 58 percent in 2004, according to First […]
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The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 today that colleges and universities can require campus clubs and organizations to follow the school’s anti-bias policies, according to Inside Higher Ed. The decision came after the Christian Legal Society sued Hastings College of Law of the University of California, claiming they did not allow gays into their club for […]
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In 2002, flooding in Central Texas caused a breach of Canyon Lake’s spillway. Water rushed uncontrolled from the reservoir and in three days carved the Canyon Lake Gorge, sort of a miniature grand canyon. Two scientists, including Mark Fonstad at Texas State University, published a paper detailing how the event offers clues to ancient megaflood […]
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Here’s an interesting tidbit from the Commercial Appeal in Memphis Tennesee: The University of Memphis has extended family memberships at the university recreation center to same-sex couples following a student complaint. According to the Commercial Appeal, senior Edie Love wanted to take her four children and the woman she considers her wife to the recreation […]
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Dennis Ahlburg, president of Trinity University, has directed all university departments to stop buying cases of individual plastic bottles of drinking water, a move aimed at reducing Trinity’s carbon footprint and implementing environmentally friendly workplace practices. In 2007, former President John Brazil signed the President’s Climate Commitment, vowing to reduce the university’s carbon footprint. Since then, […]
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As efforts ramp up to create a “college-going” culture in Texas and push more students toward a bachelor’s degree, it might be time to stop and ask, “Will there be enough jobs to employ all these graduates? Is college for everyone?” Judging by unemployment rates and current job growth numbers (you do not need a […]
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Read metro columnist Veronica Flores-Paniagua’s blog post about an embarrassing data error by the University of Texas at San Antonio that made it appear that San Antonio ISD Superintendent Robert Duron made more than four times what he actually makes for a part-time gig at UTSA.
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Check out these interesting historical tidbits and commentary from Texas Tech professor Miguel Levario. Following release is the work of Texas Tech University ‘s communications office, reprinted in full. While politicians, law enforcement officials and citizens of every background stand divided over a recent Arizona immigration law designed to secure the state’s borders from illegal […]
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